criticize
-- NYC’s current archbishop for callously and deceptively defending his predecessor yesterday, and
-- NYC’s former archbishop for
-- his severe mishandling of clergy sex cases in Connecticut and NY
-- his continuing lack of remorse for his cover ups and misdeeds, and
-- ignoring a victim’s 2005 report of child sexual abuse by a prominent NY Archdiocese priest who was hidden and eventually, but secretly, removed because of credible child sexual abuse accusations

They will also urge
-- NYC’s current Archbishop to post on the Archdiocesan website the names, photos and whereabouts of all proven, admitted and credibly accused child molesting clerics, and
-- anyone who saw, suspected or suffered clergy sex crimes or cover ups to call police, expose predators, protect others, get help, and start recovering.

WHEN
TODAY, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 1:00 p.m.

WHERE
Outside St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Fifth Avenue between 51st and 52nd Streets, in Manhattan

WHO
Two-three clergy sex abuse victims who belong to a self help group called SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAPnetwork.org), including a Bridgeport diocese resident who was sexually abused by a NY Jesuit priest who worked for years at the NY Archdiocese Center for Spiritual Development

In recent years, two high profile Jesuit predators worked and lived at Fordham in the Bronx. Two of them - Fr. Roy A. Drake and Fr. Eugene J. O’Brien – were never publicly exposed until one year ago, when a brave victim spoke publicly for the first time and released previously confidential church and legal records. This victim wrote to then- Cardinal Egan in 2005 about his sexual abuse and suffering. Egan never even responded to the victim’s report of sexual abuse at the hands of a NY Archdiocese priest. In addition, Egan hid O’Brien’s past and secret sexual abuse settlement with a former Fordham student when O’Brien was principal of Fairfield Prep in the Bridgeport Diocese, living and working among unsuspecting children.

Almost 20 Catholic bishops across the US have posted the names of predator priests on church websites. As a “bare minimum, first step” toward greater public safety, SNAP is urging Archbishop Timothy Dolan to do likewise immediately. The group is disappointed that he has thus far refused to provide this information to NY citizens and Catholics.